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Age not guaranteed---Some I have told for 20 years---Some Less

An Open Meeting

Th,e president of the organization called the membership meeting to order, read a short report on conditions, and t&ren asked:

"What happened to the ten-thousand dollars we raised to build another meeting place? It doesn't show in your report."

"Now is there anyone here that would like to ask any A strong-arm gorilla rose behind the speaker and brought questions about our affairs?" a chair down hard on his head. Slowly and silently he slid A man rose to his feet and demanded: down on the floor.

,4 Depen/a6/e Source OF

SEASONED AND GR,ADED TUMBER AND IUfiTBER PRODUCTS

In oddition to our own l2 sowmills, TGiT ore octively engoged in the procurement ond distribution of oll West Coost lumber producis ond moinloin buying offices in producing orecr to give the trode complete one-cqll bolqnced service.

Then the c.hairman asked: "And is ttrere anyone else who wants to ask any questions?"

Hqrdwore Group lndicted

Washington, D. C.-Attorney-General

Brou'nell has indicted the Nassau and Suffolk County (N. Y.) Retail Hardu'are Assn. on charges cif using allegedly unlan'ful methods to combat discount houses. The trade association consists of retail hardrv:rre and housewares outlets in Queens, Nassau and Suffolk counties. The indictment chzrrges the association has conspired since 1953-with hardrvare and appliance retailers, rvholesalers and manufacturers to fix prices on Long Islar-rcl, etc.

Arizonq Yord 55 Yeors Old

Douglas, Ariz.-The Bassett Lumber Co. here received a neu'spaper spread on its recent 55th anniversary, rvhich is said to make it the oldest yard on the same site in the state. The vard rvas established in 1902 by the late Albert. Stacy. Cline Schrveikart became general manager upon the cleath of his fiiher, H. C Schrveikart, in 1954.

Rurol Oronge Counfy Booms

Santa Ana, Calif.-Building'in rural Orange county during July increased 69/o over June, rvith $5,6?-1,514 in building permits issued, although it was 23/o belor July 1956. The year's total of $n,466,129 was 44/o belorv the sevenmonths 1956 total. Nerv home construction accounted for $4,937,804 of this Julv's figure, rvith permits for 361 nerv single-famil1. drvellings ard four multiple-family units.

Encinitqs Yord lmproved

Encinitas, Calif.-Nfanager N{. O. Gauthier recentll' completed thc addition of a pole-t1'pe storage shed to the lumbervard operatir-.rrr of the L.ncinitas Lumber Co.

"l{edrvood Inf ormation Services," revised 4-page data sheet describing promotional n-ork ancl illustrating a nerv nailing chart in color, is available free from California Reclrvood Assn., Service Library, 576 Sacramento St., San Frar-rcisco 11, Calif.

(Tell them 5'otr, saw it in Tltc Calif orni,a Lumber Merchartt)